Garbage and ash can.



E. E. EBERHARDT 6L E. T. REYNOLDS.

GARBAGE AND ASH CAN. APPLICATION min MAY 28. 1915.

Patented June 27, 1916.

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THE cOLUnlxA PLANoa UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELMER E. EBERHARDT, OF NEW YORK, AND EDGAR T. REYNOLDS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GARBAGE AND ASH CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1916.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ELMER E. EBER- HARDT and EDGAR T. REYNOLDS, citizens of the United States, residing at New York city and Brooklyn, respectively, in the counties of New York and Kings, respectively, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garbage and Ash Cans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a sanitary garbage and ash can and has for its object to provide a sanitary receptacle for use in apartment houses and in connection with the dumb-waiters of such houses.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sanitary refuse receptacle having means whereby it is detachably connected to a Idumb waiter.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a sanitary refuse receptaclehaving a hinged chute whereby the device may readily be emptied. y

Vith the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter more fully appear, we have invented the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which.:-

Figure 1, is a longitudinal sectional view of our device, Fig; 2, is a perspective view of the device, and Fig. 3,V is a perspective view of a modified form of the invention.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the specification and in the several views in the drawings -in which 1 indicates a receptacle adapted to be slidably mounted upon a lift or dumb waiter 2, by means of flanges 3 projecting from the extension sides 4l and 5 which engage the tracks 6 and 7 secured to the bottom 8 of said dumb waiter A. The receptacle is provided with two top lids 9 and 10 that are hinged to the central rod 11, whereby they open toward the center from each end 12 and 13 of saidreceptacle, so that it may be used from both sides of the dumb waiter as is often necessary in apartment houses. The side 12 of the receptacle is provided with a hinged door 14 the entire width of said side at its hinged edge 15 and inclining toward its end 16 so as to direct the refuse in said receptacle into a can 17. The door 14 has inclined flanges 18 and 19 on the sides thereof to direct said refuse into said can or other vessel to receive the same from the receptacle 1. The lids 9 and 10 are normally held closed by springs 20. Inclined flanges 21 and 22 are provided on the upper ends of said receptacle 20 as to direct refuse with the receptacle.

The form of invention illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings is similar in construction to that first described except that the side walls 23 and 24 thereof terminate in inclined flanges 25 and 26 similar to the flanges 21 and 22. This form of the device is adapted to seat upon a shelf 27 of the lift A.

Having now described our invention that which we claim to be new and desire to Aprocure by Letters Patent is 1. A sanitary container consisting of a receptacle having end Walls and side walls extending thereabove, the upper edges of which are bent at right angles to form flanges, in combination with a lift having tracks upon which said flanges are slidable.

2. A sanitary container consisting of a receptacle having end walls and side walls extending thereabove, the upper edges of which are bent at right angles to form flanges, in combination with a lift having tracks upon which said flanges are slidable, and hinged covers for said container, said covers opening from each end thereof.

3. A sanitary refuse receptacle consisting of a container having inclined flanges projecting from the top thereof, a pair of oppositely opening hinged lids, and a hinged outlet chute, projecting side walls for said container having right-angular flanges in combination with a lift having tracks upon which said last flanges are slidable.

4. A sanitary container consisting of a receptacle having end walls and side walls extending thereabove, the upper edges of which are bent at right angles to form flanges, in combination with a lift having tracks upon which said flanges are slidable, and hinged covers for said container, said Vcontainer having an opening in one end wall thereof and a closure therefor.

5. A sanitary container consisting of a receptacle having end walls and side walls 10rdl extending thereabove, the upper edges of which are bent at right angles to form iinnges, in combination with a lift having tracks upon which said flanges are slidable, and hinged covers for said container, said container having an opening in one end Wall thereof and n closure therefor, said c1osure consisting of n hinged chute.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures 1n presence of two Witnesses.

ELMER E. EBERHARDT. EDGAR T. REYNOLDS.

Vitnesses:

JOI-IN MAY, WILLIAM SCHWERTFHRER.

Coplel of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of laten, Washington, D. C. 

